North Carolina petting zoo rabies case prompts vaccination warnings for parents

Nearly 300 people may have been exposed to rabies from goats at a petting zoo

wect.com • 07 sept. 21h25

Three baby goats tested positive for rabies after a statewide tour, prompting health officials to evaluate nearly 300 visitors and advise over 200 to receive post-exposure vaccinations.

Nearly 300 people may have been exposed to rabies from goats at a petting zoo

WRDW • 07 sept. 21h25

Three baby goats tested positive for rabies after a statewide tour, prompting health officials to evaluate nearly 300 visitors and advise over 200 to receive post-exposure vaccinations.

Nearly 300 people exposed to goats with rabies at mobile petting zoo

CNN • 04 sept. 21h30

State health departments have assessed 284 people for possible rabies exposure after a mobile petting zoo's baby goats were found infected, and recommended post-exposure prophylaxis for most.

After hiring company with infected goats, NC mother speaks out about exposure

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos • 02 sept. 15h51

A mother who hired a mobile petting zoo for her children's birthdays is urging other parents to consider rabies vaccination after four goats tested positive following a skunk exposure.

NC mother speaks out after she hired company with infected goats for kids' birthday party

ABC11 News • 02 sept. 03h36

A mother who hired a mobile petting zoo for her children's birthdays was alerted by health officials that the goats had been exposed to rabies, prompting her to advise other parents to consider vaccination.

What health experts are saying after rabid goats discovered in NC

WRAL • 01 sept. 21h50

State health officials say three goats from a mobile petting zoo tested positive for rabies and a fourth is presumed infected, potentially exposing dozens of people in seven counties since late July.

Rabid Baby Goats Send Health Officials Scrambling to Find Everyone Who Cuddled Them

Gizmodo • 01 sept. 16h05

Four baby goats at a mobile petting zoo in Iredell County tested positive for rabies, prompting health officials to urge anyone who handled the animals between late July and late August to seek post-exposure treatment.

Her son fed goats at a petting zoo. Now he has to get rabies shots.

NBC News • 31 août 21h22

Three baby goats at a mobile petting zoo in North Carolina were confirmed rabies-positive, prompting state health officials to locate and treat anyone who may have been exposed, including a 4-year-old boy who received the first two rabies vaccine doses.

Rabid goats at North Carolina petting zoo may have exposed visitors

USA Today • 31 août 02h22

Public health authorities say visitors who handled baby goats at a mobile petting zoo between July 28 and Aug. 27 may have been exposed to rabies and should seek a risk assessment.

Rabid baby goats prompt North Carolina mobile petting zoo scare

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos • 30 août 20h37

Three baby goats from a traveling petting zoo in North Carolina tested positive for rabies, leading to their euthanasia and a public health warning for recent event attendees.

North Carolina issues rabies warning after petting zoo goats test positive

Fox News • 30 août 03h56

Four baby goats from a mobile petting zoo in North Carolina tested positive for rabies, prompting health officials to urge anyone who handled the animals between July 28 and Aug. 27 to contact local health departments.

Lexington petting zoo rabies warning after goat exposure

WXII • 30 août 00h42

Four baby goats used at a mobile petting zoo in Iredell County tested positive for rabies, prompting health agencies to advise anyone who may have contacted the animals to contact local health departments.

Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies

NBC News • 29 août 22h37

Four infant goats from a mobile petting zoo in Harmony, N.C., were found to have rabies and were put down; health officials urge anyone who may have been exposed to seek evaluation.

Baby goats had rabies at NC petting zoo, attendees urged to contact health officials

CNN • 29 août 17h49

Health officials in western North Carolina are urging anyone who had close contact with baby goats at a mobile petting zoo between July 28 and August 27 to seek a rabies risk assessment and possible treatment.

Four baby goats test positive for rabies at NC petting zoo

WRAL • 29 août 00h09

Four baby goats from a traveling petting zoo in Lexington, N.C., were confirmed rabies positive, prompting health officials to warn attendees of possible exposure and set up a call center for risk assessments.